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          AWARDS AND HONORS 

 

 

PAOLA CORSO

 

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AWARDS:

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Alice and Irwin Stark Short Fiction Prize

 

American Italian Historical Association Award for Italian American Studies

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  Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Artist Award   

 

Jerome Lowell DeJur Award for Creative Writing

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New York Foundation for the Arts Poetry Fellow

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  Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant Award   

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Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award

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Sprout Fund Seed Grant Award

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Tillie Olsen Award in Creative Writing

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Triangle Fire Memorial Association Award

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Voices in Italian Americana’s Aniello Lauri Award for Creative Writing

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HONORS:

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On Amazon.com's Recommended List of Short Stories for Rushed Readers

 

American Association for School Libraries’ "Best Books for High Schools”

 

Binghamton University Milt Kessler Book Award Finalist  

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Family Tree Magazine's Recommended Genealogy Reading List

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ForeWord Magazine’s Poetry Book of the Year Finalist

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John Gardner Fiction Book Award Finalist

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Library Journal's "First Novels: Fall Firsts" Notable List  

 

Montserrat Review’s Best Short Stories of 2005

 

Pennsylvania Center for the Book's Cultural and Literary Map

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Pennsylvania School Librarian Association's Top 40 Young Adult Fiction List

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  Poets Out Loud State Finals Judge   

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Public Library Association’s “Best Books for General Audiences”

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Pushcart Press Editors Book Award Nomination

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Sons and Daughters of Italy National Book Club Selection

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University of Pittsburgh Annual Writer's Cafe Writing Contest Judge

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Library Journal's "First Novels: Fall Firsts" Notable List  

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